Full Speed Ahead (Táta Vega album)
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Full Speed Ahead is an R&B
studio album by Táta Vega
. It is her first solo album and was released on Motown's Tamla label in 1976.
The album was produced by Trinidadian native Winston Monseque
, who was also her manager. In a November 1976 interview, Vega cited "Try Love from the Inside," "Try God," and "Music in My Heart" as her favorite tracks off of the album.
In 2011, the album was digitally remastered and features three bonus tracks. The last two bonus tracks are recordings she made with the group Earthquire.
The track "Love is All You Need" was later a chart single for High Inergy
. The Ashford & Simpson
composition, "Keep it Coming" was previously recorded by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
. Vega also does a cover of the Stevie Wonder
song, "Never Had a Dream Come True
." In the same November 1976 interview as above, Vega was also compared to Chaka Khan
and Stevie Wonder
.
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
studio album by Táta Vega
Tata Vega
Táta Vega is an American vocalist whose career spans theater, film, and a variety of musical genres.-Early life:...
. It is her first solo album and was released on Motown's Tamla label in 1976.
The album was produced by Trinidadian native Winston Monseque
Winston Monseque
Winston Monseque is an American R&B producer and personal manager, best known for his association with Motown. He produced the Top 15 US Billboard R&B chart hit single, "She's Just A Groupie" by Bobby Nunn and the critically acclaimed Táta Vega album, Totally Táta...
, who was also her manager. In a November 1976 interview, Vega cited "Try Love from the Inside," "Try God," and "Music in My Heart" as her favorite tracks off of the album.
Track listing
- "Full Speed Ahead" (David H. Jones, Jr./Wade Brown, Jr.)
- "Try Love from the Inside"
- "Never Had a Dream Come TrueNever Had a Dream Come True (Stevie Wonder song)"Never Had a Dream Come True" is a 1969 song written by Stevie Wonder and Motown staff songwriters Henry Cosby and Sylvia Moy and released as a single on the Tamla subsidiary by Wonder in February of 1970...
" (Stevie WonderStevie WonderStevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
/Henry CosbyHenry CosbyHenry "Hank" R. Cosby was an African American songwriter and record producer for Motown Records...
/Sylvia MoySylvia MoySylvia Moy is a songwriter and record producer, formerly associated with the Motown Records group. The first woman at the Detroit-based music label to write and produce for Motown acts, she is probably best known for her songs written for Stevie Wonder....
) - "Just When Things are Getting Good"
- "Been on My Own for Too Long (In the Wilderness)"
- "Love is All You Need" (Clarence Drayton)
- "Music in My Heart"
- "Keep it Coming" (Nickolas Ashford/Valerie SimpsonAshford & SimpsonNickolas Ashford , and Valerie Simpson , were a husband and wife songwriting/production team and recording artists....
) - "Just as Long as There is You" (Teena MarieTeena MarieMary Christine Brockert, better known by her stage name Teena Marie, was an American singer, songwriter and producer...
) - "Try God" (Táta VegaTata VegaTáta Vega is an American vocalist whose career spans theater, film, and a variety of musical genres.-Early life:...
)
In 2011, the album was digitally remastered and features three bonus tracks. The last two bonus tracks are recordings she made with the group Earthquire.
- "Full Speed Ahead (Extended Disco Version)"
- "Sunshine Man" (Táta VegaTata VegaTáta Vega is an American vocalist whose career spans theater, film, and a variety of musical genres.-Early life:...
) - "Soul Eyes" (Táta VegaTata VegaTáta Vega is an American vocalist whose career spans theater, film, and a variety of musical genres.-Early life:...
)
The track "Love is All You Need" was later a chart single for High Inergy
High Inergy
High Inergy was an American R&B and soul girl group who found fame on Motown Records in the late 1970s. They are best known for their hit, "You Can't Turn Me Off ".-History:...
. The Ashford & Simpson
Ashford & Simpson
Nickolas Ashford , and Valerie Simpson , were a husband and wife songwriting/production team and recording artists....
composition, "Keep it Coming" was previously recorded by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
Rufus (band)
Rufus was an American funk band from Chicago, Illinois best known for launching the career of lead singer Chaka Khan. They had several hits throughout their career, including "Tell Me Something Good," "Sweet Thing," and "Ain't Nobody."-Origins:...
. Vega also does a cover of the Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
song, "Never Had a Dream Come True
Never Had a Dream Come True (Stevie Wonder song)
"Never Had a Dream Come True" is a 1969 song written by Stevie Wonder and Motown staff songwriters Henry Cosby and Sylvia Moy and released as a single on the Tamla subsidiary by Wonder in February of 1970...
." In the same November 1976 interview as above, Vega was also compared to Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan , frequently known as the Queen of Funk, is a 10-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. While still a member of the group in 1978, Khan embarked on a successful solo career...
and Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
.